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Lead Security Architect

United Kingdom, Portsmouth · Job Posted July 03, 2026
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Job Responsibility

  • Lead the Security elements of the program across different use cases for AI/ML development and trials
  • Chair Security Working groups and tri-nation collaboration
  • Manage security visibility and outcomes, manage senior stakeholder engagement
  • Threat and risk management
  • translate ambiguous requirements into testable controls
  • Define classification-aware architectures, trust boundaries, cross-domain data movement guardrails
  • Provide Security guidance and controls for complex program
  • Lead Security roadmap: DevSecOps, policy-as-code controls, risk-based CI/CD gates
  • Govern supply-chain security: artefact signing, SBOMs, provenance
  • adopt SLSA-style controls
  • Reduced lead time to secure release
  • zero-critical promotion checkpoints
  • supplier onboarding efficiency
  • executive risk communication
  • Mentor juniors

Requirements

  • 5+ years in Cyber Security, proven multi-cloud/edge architecture
  • Certifications: CISSP(equivalent), TOG

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